Dylan Edwards


Dylan Edwards is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Background

Edwards was born in Albury, New South Wales, Australia and moved to Dorrigo, New South Wales at a young age. He was educated at Dorrigo High School.
He played his junior rugby league for the Bellingen Dorrigo Magpies before being signed by the Penrith Panthers in 2012.

Playing career

Early career

Edwards moved to Penrith, New South Wales to play for the Panthers' S. G. Ball Cup team in 2013. In 2015 and 2016, he was a member of the Panthers' NYC team. On 4 October 2015, he played for the Panthers in their 2015 NYC Grand Final win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

2016

On 10 February, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2018. On 7 May, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis. As a result of Panthers' centre Tyrone Peachey being dropped for disciplinary reasons, Edwards made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on 10 July. In September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.

2017

Edwards was named the Panthers' 2017 Auckland Nines squad. He played 14 and 2 tries for the Panthers.

2018

In Round 8 of the 2018 NRL season, Edwards suffered a season ending shoulder injury after a tackle in the 13th minute against Canterbury-Bankstown.

2019

In round 17 of the 2019 NRL season, Edwards scored two tries as Penrith defeated the Gold Coast 24–2 at Penrith Stadium.
In round 21 against Cronulla-Sutherland, Edwards scored two tries in a 26–20 victory at Panthers Stadium.
Edwards made a total of 20 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished a disappointing 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.

2020

On February 20, it was revealed that Edwards had suffered a syndesmosis tear in his right ankle following a training session. Edwards later had surgery and was ruled out for an indefinite period. He returned in round 6 against the Melbourne Storm.